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History
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Established
in 1891 as the University of Texas Medical Department, UTMB has grown
from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty members to a modern
health science center with more than 70 major buildings, more than
2,500 students and more than 1,000 faculty. The 84-acre campus includes
four schools,
two institutes for advanced study, a major medical
library, a network of hospitals and clinics that provide a
full range of primary and specialized medical
care, an affiliated Shriners Burns Hospital, and numerous
research
facilities. UTMB is a component of the University
of Texas System. |
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| History
of AOA: |
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Chartered
in 1903 by the state of Illinois, Alpha Omega Alpha's growth has paralleled
the development of American medical education. Within a decade after
the society was founded, chapters were established at seventeen medical
schools. At present there are 124 active chapters in the United States
and Canada.
Today, when students and established physicians alike reject easy
platitudes, the tenets of the society are more relevant than ever.
As framed by Root, they are a modern interpretation of the Hippocratic
oath:
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"It
is the duty of members to foster the scientific and philosophical
features of the medical profession, to look beyond self to the
welfare of the profession and of the public, to cultivate social
mindedness, as well as individualistic attitude toward responsibilities,
to show respect for colleagues, especially for elders and teachers,
to foster research and in all ways to ennoble the profession
of medicine and advance it in public opinion. It is equally
a duty to avoid that which is unworthy, including the commercial
spirit and all practices injurious to the welfare of patients,
the public, or the profession." |
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Omega Alpha at UTMB- The Texas Alpha Chapter: |
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The
Texas Alpha chapter (UTMB), chartered in 1920, was the first AOA chapter
in this state. Undergraduate members are elected from medical students
in their last two years of medical school. AOA is organized for educational
purposes, and its aims are the promotion of scholarship and research
in medical schools, the encouragement of a high standard of character
and conduct among medical students and graduates, and the recognition
of high attainment in medical science, practice, and related fields.
The number of students elected from any class may not exceed one-sixth
of those expected to graduate. Election to the chapter is based on
scholarship and moral character. The national organization provides
opportunities for chapters to sponsor visiting professorships. AOA
also provides a limited number of research fellowships and sponsors
periodic student essay contests. |
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For more information on the AOA National Constitution,
click
here.
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